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appalachiablue

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Sat May 12, 2018, 09:03 AM May 2018

Texas Woman Wins $1.2 Mill on $18 Bet That Included Kentucky Derby

CBS News, May 7, 2018, "Texas Woman Wins $1.2 Million on $18 Bet That Included Kentucky Derby"

An $18 bet paid off in a huge way for an Austin woman Saturday at Retana Park race track in Selma, Texas.

Margaret Reid walked away with a cool $1.2 million when "Justify" won the Kentucky Derby, reports CBS San Antonio affiliate KENS-TV.

Reid, who has been going to Retana for years with her friends told the station, "It was an amazing feeling, yes, that you won a really big, like a real big ticket. A mini-lotto if you will."

Reid won a "pick five," in which you have to pick the winner of five races in a row. That fifth race happened to be the Kentucky Derby...more..

Read More: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kentucky-derby-texas-woman-wins-1-2-million-on-18-dollar-bet-that-included-run-for-roses/



Ticket winner Margaret Reid, left, with Retana Park General Mgr. Bill Belcher



"Justify" Kentucky Derby Winner 2018.

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Texas Woman Wins $1.2 Mill on $18 Bet That Included Kentucky Derby (Original Post) appalachiablue May 2018 OP
"Let it Ride" one of my favorite forgotten movies. underpants May 2018 #1
Looks fun. I love horse races but don't go enough. Congrats to appalachiablue May 2018 #2
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